EP2958215B1 - Induit de générateur - Google Patents

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EP2958215B1
EP2958215B1 EP14172957.4A EP14172957A EP2958215B1 EP 2958215 B1 EP2958215 B1 EP 2958215B1 EP 14172957 A EP14172957 A EP 14172957A EP 2958215 B1 EP2958215 B1 EP 2958215B1
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Bo Nedergaard Jacobsen
Giovanni Airoldi
Mads Peter Zippor Leth Andersen
Erik Groendahl
Peter Hessellund Soerensen
Arwyn Thomas
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02K—DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
    • H02K9/00—Arrangements for cooling or ventilating
    • H02K9/02—Arrangements for cooling or ventilating by ambient air flowing through the machine
    • H02K9/04—Arrangements for cooling or ventilating by ambient air flowing through the machine having means for generating a flow of cooling medium
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D15/00—Transmission of mechanical power
    • F03D15/20—Gearless transmission, i.e. direct-drive
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D80/00—Details, components or accessories not provided for in groups F03D1/00 - F03D17/00
    • F03D80/60—Cooling or heating of wind motors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D80/00—Details, components or accessories not provided for in groups F03D1/00 - F03D17/00
    • F03D80/80—Arrangement of components within nacelles or towers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D9/00—Adaptations of wind motors for special use; Combinations of wind motors with apparatus driven thereby; Wind motors specially adapted for installation in particular locations
    • F03D9/20—Wind motors characterised by the driven apparatus
    • F03D9/25—Wind motors characterised by the driven apparatus the apparatus being an electrical generator
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02K—DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
    • H02K1/00—Details of the magnetic circuit
    • H02K1/06—Details of the magnetic circuit characterised by the shape, form or construction
    • H02K1/12—Stationary parts of the magnetic circuit
    • H02K1/20—Stationary parts of the magnetic circuit with channels or ducts for flow of cooling medium
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02K—DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
    • H02K7/00—Arrangements for handling mechanical energy structurally associated with dynamo-electric machines, e.g. structural association with mechanical driving motors or auxiliary dynamo-electric machines
    • H02K7/18—Structural association of electric generators with mechanical driving motors, e.g. with turbines
    • H02K7/1807—Rotary generators
    • H02K7/1823—Rotary generators structurally associated with turbines or similar engines
    • H02K7/183—Rotary generators structurally associated with turbines or similar engines wherein the turbine is a wind turbine
    • H02K7/1838—Generators mounted in a nacelle or similar structure of a horizontal axis wind turbine
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72—Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction

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  • the invention describes a generator armature; a laminate sheet; a cooling arrangement realised to cool stator windings of a generator; a generator; a wind turbine; and a method of cooling the stator windings of a generator.
  • stator In the known generator designs in which an inner or outer stator acts as the armature, the stator is loaded with a plurality of windings or coils, and a corresponding rotor is loaded with magnets or magnet pole pieces.
  • the armature itself is usually made by stacking laminate sheets of a suitable material such as electrical steel or silicon steel, and arranging these about a supporting structure.
  • a laminate sheet is pre-cut or punched in the desired shape according to the required number of stator windings and stator teeth, and, when mounted on the supporting structure, will extend radially outward.
  • a laminate sheet can comprise an arc segment of the stator, with a number of armature teeth protrusions that define the winding slots.
  • a laminate sheet serves to fulfil various important functions such as reducing eddy currents, lowering hysteresis, and providing a path for magnetic flux. For this reason, a laminate sheet is usually realised as an uninterrupted area with a main body and a number of stator tooth protrusions. Ideally, the metal of the laminate sheet provides the magnetic flux with an uninterrupted path through the body of the laminate sheet.
  • a generator such as a wind turbine generator
  • high levels of electrical current are induced in the windings, and these become very hot as a result.
  • a high temperature in the windings is undesirable for a number of reasons.
  • the resistance of the windings increases at higher temperatures, with a detrimental effect on the generator's output power.
  • the heat from the generator is passed to the magnets and can have an adverse effect on their performance.
  • Other components in the generator such as electrical circuitry for auxiliaries, can also be affected by the high temperatures. Therefore, much effort is invested in attempting to cool the generator.
  • a cooling fluid is brought as close as possible to the stator windings.
  • WO 2012/118008 A1 describes a cooling arrangement for an electrical machine, in which a cooling medium such as air is introduced through a channel in an outer housing into a gap between housing and armature, and from there into axial winding channels between armature teeth. The warmed air leaves the armature at the front or rear end of the electrical machine.
  • a cooling airflow can be directed into the air-gap between rotor and stator, so that some heat can be transported away by the cooling airflow.
  • Heat dissipation elements such as cooling fins may be mounted onto an exterior surface, for example onto the outer surface of an outer rotor, in an effort to transfer heat away from the magnets that have in turn been heated by the windings across the air-gap.
  • Other cooling techniques involve arranging a heat exchanger in an interior space of the generator in an attempt to reduce the heat in the generator.
  • these approaches are all limited to some extent by the generator design, specifically by constraints that affect the stator design. For example, in most designs it is not possible to access the hot windings directly since each winding is closely packed between adjacent stator teeth. In other designs it is not possible to access the windings or the stator supporting structure for cooling purposes.
  • channels are formed to extend through the stator teeth between the generator airgap and the stator interior, and the purpose of the channels is to allow cooling air to pass through the body of the stator.
  • a large number of such channels is required. Since the channels effectively remove metal from the body of the stator, the magnetic flux is adversely affected.
  • such channels are formed in the stator teeth and are therefore not close to the stator windings, so that their effectiveness at drawing heat away from the winding is limited.
  • the generator armature comprises a plurality of laminate sheets stacked to form an annular arrangement of armature teeth, whereby each pair of adjacent armature teeth is separated by an axial winding slot extending in a direction essentially parallel to an axis of rotation of the generator; and a plurality of radial cooling channels realised to transport a cooling medium, whereby a radial cooling channel extends from an axial winding slot to the opposite side of the armature, and wherein a radial cooling channel is formed by a series of coordinated or aligned notches in the laminate sheets of a laminate stack.
  • An advantage of the generator armature according to the invention is that by providing the radial cooling channels, it is made possible - during operation of a generator using such an armature - to allow the cooling medium (e.g. a fluid such as air) to pass from an axial winding slot through a radial cooling channel and into the interior cavity of the armature, where the warmed medium can be cooled again, or expelled. Since it is the windings that are the major source of heat in a generator, the armature according to the invention provides a convenient way of allowing the cooling medium to draw heat away from the windings, through the radial cooling channels, and out to the opposite side of the armature.
  • the cooling medium e.g. a fluid such as air
  • the armature In the case of a generator with outer rotor carrying the magnets, the armature will act as an inner stator, so that the cooling medium can pass through the radial cooling channels into an interior cavity of the stator. From there, it can be cooled or extracted as appropriate.
  • the armature according to the invention is manufactured using a known approach of stacking laminate sheets to arrive at the desired form.
  • the concept of aligning or coordinating the notches in the laminate sheets to form radial cooling channels when the laminate sheets are stacked is a favourably straightforward way of obtaining a desired arrangement of radial cooling channels, since it does not adversely affect the functions that need to be fulfilled by the laminate sheets.
  • the cooling arrangement according to the invention ensures a favourable magnetic flux in the armature, required for efficient operation of the generator, while at the same time providing a path for a cooling airflow.
  • the cooling arrangement is realised to cool stator windings of a stator of a generator, wherein the stator comprises such an armature, and comprises a plurality of axial cooling channels, wherein an axial cooling channel extends along a gap between adjacent stator windings arranged in an axial winding slot of the armature; a plurality of radial cooling channels realised to transport a cooling medium, wherein a radial cooling channel comprises a radial cooling channel of the armature; and an airflow guiding means realised to guide a cooling airflow along the axial cooling channels and subsequently through the radial cooling channels into an interior cavity of the stator.
  • An advantage of the cooling arrangement according to the invention is that heat can be drawn away from the hot windings in a significantly more effective manner. As a result, the efficiency of the generator can be improved noticeably.
  • the laminate sheet is realised for an armature of such a generator, and comprises a number of armature tooth protrusions; a first side part and a complementary second side part such that an arrangement of alternating laminate sheets and reversed laminate sheets comprises an annular laminate layer (14) for the armature; and a portion of a notch arranged on at least one side part of the laminate sheet in order to form a complete notch with a complementary side edge of a reversed laminate sheet.
  • An advantage of the laminate sheet according to the invention is that it can be cut or punched out in the usual manner, while at the same time provision is made for the realisation of a number of radial cooling channels when a plurality of such laminate sheets is later assembled to construct an armature.
  • the generator comprises an outer rotor and an inner stator, which stator comprises an armature according to the invention arranged on an annular supporting structure, and a plurality of windings arranged pair-wise between adjacent armature teeth, and wherein the stator is realised for connection to a cooling arrangement according to the invention.
  • An advantage of the generator according to the invention is that it can operate more efficiently than a comparable generator cooled by a prior art approach. Furthermore, the generator according to the invention can be constructed in a straightforward manner, since the radial cooling channels arise during assembly of the laminate stacking of the armature, and do not require any specific manufacturing step after assembly of the stator.
  • the wind turbine comprises a direct-drive generator with an outer rotor realised to bear a magnet arrangement, and an inner stator realised to bear a winding arrangement, which stator comprises an armature according to the invention, and a cooling arrangement according to the invention for cooling the windings of the stator.
  • An advantage of the wind turbine according to the invention is that its power output can be increased, since the generator can operate more efficiently than one that is cooled by a prior art approach.
  • the very effective cooling allows the generator to be operated for longer periods of time at a high power output.
  • the method of cooling the stator windings of a generator comprises the steps of providing an armature according to the invention; providing a plurality of axial cooling channels, wherein an axial cooling channel extends along a gap between adjacent stator windings arranged in an axial winding slot of the armature; guiding a cooling medium along the plurality of axial cooling channels and subsequently through the radial cooling channels of the armature into an interior cavity of the stator.
  • An advantage of the method according to the invention is that a cooling medium can be very easily brought to the hottest part of the generator, i.e. to the windings, so that heat can be quickly and efficiently transported away from the windings.
  • the efficient cooling prevents the magnets from becoming too hot, so that the efficiency of the generator can be significantly improved.
  • stator has a front end, usually referred to as the drive end, since the generator is connected at that end to the rotor hub which acts to turn the rotor. It may also be assumed that the rear end of the stator is the non-drive end, which usually faces into the nacelle or canopy of the wind turbine.
  • any suitable cooling medium can be used to draw heat away from the windings.
  • a system of narrow tubes could transport a cooling fluid in the axial cooling channels between windings and though the radial cooling channels.
  • air is used as the cooling medium.
  • the cooling medium is air that can freely pass along the axial and radial cooling channels.
  • the armature is made by stacking laminate layers so that the assembled stack is annular and comprises a certain number of stator teeth, separated by winding slots.
  • a typical laminate layer may have a thickness of 0.5 mm. Therefore, an armature with a depth of 1.0 m would require a laminate stack that is 2000 layers deep.
  • an overall annular laminate layer comprises a plurality of laminate sheet sections.
  • an annular laminate layer (covering 360°) can comprise n laminate sheet sections, where each laminate sheet covers an arc comprising 360/n degrees.
  • An exemplary armature of 1.0 m depth for carrying 108 winding pairs can be constructed using laminate sheets, each of which is shaped to include three stator teeth. Therefore, each laminate sheet will cover 10° of a full circle, and 36 laminate sheets are required to make up a full circle. The entire armature will therefore require 72,000 laminate sheets with a thickness of 0.5 mm.
  • the width of a radial cooling channel is given essentially by the width of a notch, as measured along a virtual line extending between adjacent stator teeth.
  • the length of a radial cooling channel as measured along a virtual line extending between the drive end and non-drive end of the stator, can be chosen on the basis of the number of radial cooling channels along a winding slot between drive end and non-drive end, and the quantity of air that should be drawn through the radial cooling channels. Since a radial cooling channel arises from the alignment of notches formed in adjacent laminate sheets, the cross-sectional area of a radial cooling channel will be essentially rectangular. The length of the radial cooling channel may be governed by the thickness of the laminate sheets.
  • the width and length of a radial cooling channel is in the region of 2.0 mm - 6.0 mm, and can be formed by stacking an appropriate number of laminate sheets as described above.
  • the cross-sectional area of the radial cooling channel is then about 20.0 mm 2 .
  • a radial cooling channel comprises at least a first series of aligned notches and a second series of aligned notches, wherein the second notch series is radially offset from the first notch series.
  • the first series of aligned notches can be formed in a first partial stack of laminate sheets, so that a first notch commences at the base of an axial winding slot at an "outer" edge of a laminate sheet and extends essentially half-way into the main body of that laminate sheet.
  • the second series of aligned notches can be formed in a second partial stack of laminate sheets (for arranging next to the first partial stack), so that a second notch commences at the "inner” edge of a laminate sheet and extends essentially half-way into the main body of that laminate sheet (here, the terms “inner” and “outer” are used in the context of an inner stator, so that the "inner” edge is closest to the stator interior).
  • first partial stacks of laminate sheets are arranged alternatingly with second partial stacks, an arrangement of radial cooling channels is achieved.
  • the path of a radial cooling channel from the winding slot to the armature interior will therefore exhibit a "step" as the inwardly directed first notches meet the outwardly directed second notches.
  • a laminate sheet can include any number of armature tooth protrusions.
  • a laminate sheet comprises a plurality of armature tooth protrusions, it also comprises alternating first and second notches so that a first inwardly directed notch is formed between one pair of armature tooth protrusions, and a second outwardly directed notch is formed between the next adjacent pair of armature tooth protrusions.
  • a laminate sheet comprises a first side part and a complementary second side part such that an arrangement of alternating laminate sheets and reversed laminate sheets comprises an annular laminate layer for the armature.
  • the first side part and the second side part comprise complementary shapes, so that a sequence of laminate sheets, with every other laminate sheet "flipped" to present the mirror image of the neighbouring laminate sheet, yields an annular laminate layer with an arrangement of notches.
  • a particularly favourable characteristic of the laminate sheet according to the invention is that an entire armature can be constructed using only one laminate sheet shape, while at the same time providing a labyrinthine arrangement of radial cooling channels from the winding slots to the other side of the armature, and also at the same providing an uninterrupted path for the magnetic flux in the generator.
  • a particularly cost-effective armature construction is therefore possible, since it is only necessary to cut or punch out a plurality of laminate sheets, all of which have the same shape. Therefore, only one type of tool, for example a punch or die, is needed to make the laminate sheets while at the same time providing for radial cooling channels in the armature.
  • a cooling airflow can be drawn into or forced into the axial cooling channels between the windings. This airflow can then pass from each axial cooling channel through the radial cooling channel and then, for example, into the interior of the stator.
  • the cooling arrangement according to the invention comprises at least one fan for guiding the cooling airflow into the axial cooling channels.
  • the fan can act to push air into the axial cooling channels so that a resulting overpressure forces the cooling airflow also into the radial cooling channels.
  • a fan can be used to suck or draw air through the radial cooling channels into the stator interior, so that a supply of cooling air is in turn drawn into the axial cooling channels.
  • a cooling airflow can enter the armature at one end, for example at the drive end, and then pass along the axial cooling channels, whereby the cooling airflow will also pass into the series of inward-facing openings of the radial cooling channels.
  • the effectiveness of the cooling airflow in an axial cooling channel may therefore be reduced by the time the remainder reaches the other end of that axial cooling channel.
  • the stator windings may be optimally cooled at the airflow entry end (for example at the drive end) but less than optimally cooled at the opposite airflow exit end. Therefore, in a preferred embodiment of the invention, the cooling arrangement is realised to convey the cooling airflow into the axial cooling channel at both ends, i.e.
  • the cooling airflow can be forced into or drawn into the axial cooling channels and then forced or drawn into the radial cooling channels and into the armature interior cavity. In this way, a very effective cooling of the windings over their entire length can be achieved, as can an effective cooling of the armature body. The likelihood that the magnets become overheated during operation of the generator at rated or above-rated power output can therefore be reduced or even eliminated.
  • the cooling arrangement comprises an inner shroud arranged in the interior cavity of the stator and realised to confine the cooling airflow along an inner surface of the stator, at least before the cooling airflow continues on its path.
  • the cooling arrangement comprises a plurality of axial fin channels through which the cooling airflow is conveyed, wherein an axial fin channel extends along a gap between adjacent cooling fins arranged on an inner surface of the stator in a direction essentially parallel to the axis of rotation of the generator.
  • Such an arrangement of fins can be realised as an alternative or as an addition to an inner shroud in the interior cavity of the stator.
  • the cooling airflow through the stator can be confined to the stator itself, for example in a realisation in which an inner stator is completely enclosed by an insulating layer. Such an insulating layer may also act to ensure the integrity of the airgap between outer rotor and inner stator. However, it may be advantageous to allow a cooling airflow to also pass through the airgap. Therefore, in an alternative embodiment of the invention, the cooling arrangement comprises a number of openings in a cover element arranged between the generator airgap and the windings in an axial winding slot, wherein an opening is realised to allow passage of air from the airgap into the axial cooling channel between the windings. In this way, the airgap can also become part of the cooling airflow path.
  • a "cover element" can be some kind of material wrapped about the stator, for example; or an arrangement of wedges placed on top of the windings in the winding slots to wedge the windings securely between adjacent stator teeth; or any other appropriate cover element.
  • the air for cooling the windings can be drawn in from outside the nacelle of the wind turbine.
  • the heated air can be expelled from the nacelle to the outside, or may be cooled using a heat exchanger and "recycled" within the nacelle.
  • the stator comprises a number of axial stator ducts arranged in the stator interior for conveying the cooling airflow to the drive end of the stator.
  • Such axial ducts can extend from a non-drive end face of the generator through to a drive-end face.
  • the cooling arrangement comprises a drive-end cover for covering a drive-end of the stator to direct the cooling airflow from the stator interior into an axial winding path.
  • the drive-end cover effectively acts to guide the cooling air from a stator duct more or less directly into the axial cooling channels.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of a first embodiment of a laminate sheet 1 according to the invention.
  • the diagram indicates the positions of a number of identical laminate sheets 1 with a first shape 1A in an annular laminate layer 14 (shown only partially).
  • each laminate sheet 1 comprises a single armature tooth protrusion 11.
  • the diagram shows that the laminate sheet 1 can be "flipped" to give its mirror image, so that a series of such laminate sheets 1 can be assembled to give the annular laminate layer 14.
  • n such laminate sheets 1 are required in each annular laminate layer 14 or laminate sheet ring 14.
  • the number of annular layers 14 required to assemble a stack will depend on the depth of the armature.
  • the armature tooth protrusions 11 result in an arrangement of armature teeth separated by axial winding slots 102 into which the stator windings can be placed.
  • each laminate sheet 1 has two different but complementary side edges E hi , E lo , Each side edge E hi , E lo forms a notch portion 10A, 10B.
  • the complementary side edges E hi -E hi , E lo -E lo form a complete notch 10.
  • FIG. 2 shows a section A-A through a portion of a generator, showing the armature 100 constructed of laminate sheets as described in Fig. 1 .
  • the armature 100 is part of a stator carrying an arrangement of windings 200 arranged in the axial winding slots.
  • An outer rotor 3 carries magnets 300, and the rotor 3 is separated from the stator by a narrow airgap 42.
  • the laminate layers of the armature 100 are assembled on an annular supporting structure 22.
  • the axis of rotation would extend in the direction essentially parallel to the lower edge of the support structure.
  • the diagram shows that the armature 100 is assembled by alternating a stack 12 of eight identical annular laminate layers with an offset stack 12, so that "upper" notch series S hi alternate with “lower” notch series S lo .
  • a cooling airflow AF can pass along the axial cooling channel 103 and then on into the stator interior, as indicated by the airflow arrows.
  • suitable openings are formed in the supporting structure 22, but these are not shown here for the sake of clarity.
  • Fig. 3 shows a portion of the generator 4 and indicates the plane of the cross-section A-A of Fig. 2 .
  • the axis of rotation would extend in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the drawing.
  • two windings 200 are arranged in each axial winding slot 102 such that they are separated by a gap, resulting in an axial cooling channel 103 along the length of the stator 2 or armature 100.
  • a cover wedge 26 is arranged on the upper or outer surfaces of the windings 200 to wedge these securely in the axial winding slot 102.
  • a series of openings 260 in this cover wedge 26 allows air to also pass from the airgap 42 into the axial cooling channel 103 where it can join with the cooling airflow AF travelling axially along the axial cooling channel 103, and the total airflow passes on into the radial cooling channel 101 and into the stator interior (through openings 220 in the stator supporting structure 22). In this way, heat can also be effectively transferred from a magnet 300 to the cooling airflow AF.
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic representation of a wind turbine 5 with an embodiment of the cooling arrangement 6 according to the invention.
  • the diagram shows an air intake AF in , which is passed into the generator 4 where it can enter the axial cooling channels 103 from either end. This is made possible by guiding part of the cooling airflow AF through a number of stator ducts 25 from a non-drive end 40 R of the generator to the drive end 40 F .
  • the stator 2 is realised so that there is no other possible way for the cooling airflow AF to reach the drive end 40 F of the stator 2.
  • This embodiment therefore allows an efficient cooling of the windings 200, since relatively cool air enters each axial cooling channel 103 at both ends.
  • the warmed air exits each axial cooling channel 103 through a plurality of radial cooling channels 101 and through corresponding perforations in the stator supporting structure 22, and can pass into the stator interior 20. From here, the warmed exhaust air is drawn out of the stator interior cavity 20 by an extractor fan 62 in an exhaust duct 64, which acts to expel the exhaust air AF out to the exterior of the nacelle 50.
  • the air intake AF in can be filtered and dried by a filtration unit and a mist eliminator module. Furthermore, the cooling airflow can be actively "pushed" into the stator by a fan, which can enhance or replace the functionality of the exhaust fan 62 shown in this diagram.
  • Fig. 5 shows a schematic representation of a second embodiment of a laminate sheet 1 according to the invention.
  • the diagram indicates the position of the laminate sheet 1 in an annular laminate layer 14.
  • each laminate sheet 1 comprises an odd number of stator tooth protrusions 11, two complementary side edges E hi , E lo to give notch portions 10A, 10B, and an even number of complete notches 10.
  • the laminate sheet 1 can be "flipped" to give its mirror image, and a series of such laminate sheets 1 can be assembled to give an annular laminate layer.

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  1. Tôle (1) feuilletée ayant une forme (1A) pour une armature (100) d'un stator (2) intérieur d'une génératrice (4), laquelle tôle (1) feuilletée comprend
    - une saillie (11) unique formant dent d'armature, une première partie (Ehi) latérale et une deuxième partie (Elo) latérale complémentaire;
    - un tronçon (10A) d'une encoche (10), dirigée vers l'intérieur, sur un bord extérieur de la tôle (1) feuilletée disposé sur la première partie (Ehi) latérale afin de former une encoche (10) complète, dirigée vers l'intérieur, avec une partie (Ehi) latérale complémentaire d'une tôle (1) feuilletée inversée de la même forme (1A) et
    - un tronçon (10B) d'une encoche (10), dirigée vers l'extérieur, sur un bord intérieur de la tôle (1) feuilletée disposé sur la deuxième partie (Elo) latérale afin de former une encoche (10) complète, dirigée vers l'extérieur, avec une partie (Elo) latérale complémentaire d'une tôle (1) feuilletée inversée de la même forme (1A);
    de manière à ce qu'un agencement de tôles (1) feuilletées et de tôles (1) feuilletées inversées en alternance donne une couche (14) feuilletée annulaire pour l'armature (100).
  2. Tôle (1) feuilletée ayant une forme (1B) pour une armature (100) d'un stator (2) intérieur d'une génératrice (4), laquelle tôle (1) feuilletée comprend
    - une pluralité impaire de saillies (11) formant dent d'armature, une première partie (Ehi) latérale et une deuxième partie (E10) latérale complémentaire;
    - un tronçon (10A) d'une encoche (10), dirigée vers l'intérieur, sur un bord extérieur de la tôle (1) feuilletée disposé sur la première partie (Ehi) latérale afin de former une encoche (10) complète, dirigée vers l'intérieur, avec une partie (Ehi) latérale complémentaire d'une tôle (1) feuilletée inversée de la même forme (1B) et
    - un tronçon (10B) d'une encoche (10), dirigée vers l'extérieur, sur un bord intérieur de la tôle (1) feuilletée disposé sur la deuxième partie (Elo) latérale afin de former une encoche (10) complète, dirigée vers l'extérieur, avec une partie (Elo) latérale complémentaire d'une tôle (1) feuilletée inversée de la même forme (1B);
    - des première et deuxième encoches en alternance, une première encoche (10) dirigée vers l'intérieur étant formée entre une paire de saillies (11) formant dent d'armature et une deuxième encoche (10) dirigée vers l'extérieur étant formée entre la paire voisine de saillies (11) formant dent d'armature;
    de manière à ce qu'un agencement de tôles (1) feuilletées et de tôles (1) feuilletées inversées en alternance donne une couche (14) feuilletée annulaire pour l'armature (100).
  3. Armature (100) d'un stator (2) intérieur d'une génératrice (4), comprenant
    - une pluralité de couches (14) feuilletées annulaires, une couche (14) feuilletée annulaire comprenant des tôles (1) feuilletées suivant la revendication 1 ou des tôles (1) feuilletées suivant la revendication 2, empilées pour former un agencement annulaire de dents (111) d'armature, chaque paire de dents (111) d'armature voisines étant séparées par une fente axiale d'enroulement s'étendant dans une direction sensiblement parallèle à un axe de rotation (R) de la génératrice (4) et
    - une pluralité de canaux (101) de refroidissement radiaux, un canal (101) de refroidissement radial étant réalisé pour transporter un fluide (AF) de refroidissement et s'étendant d'une fente (102) d'enroulement axial à une cavité (20) intérieure du stator (4) et un canal (101) de refroidissement radial comprennent au moins une première série (Shi) d'encoches (10) alignée dirigées vers l'intérieur et une deuxième série (Slo) d'encoches (10) alignées dirigées vers l'extérieur.
  4. Armature suivant la revendication 3, dans laquelle une couche (14) feuilletée annulaire comprend 36 tôles (1) feuilletées suivant la revendication 2 et dans laquelle chaque tôle (1) feuilletée comprend trois dents (111) de stator.
  5. Armature suivant la revendication 3 ou la revendication 4, dans laquelle des premiers empilements (12) partiels de tôles (1) feuilletées sont disposés en alternance avec des seconds empilements (12) partiels de tôles (1) feuilletées, pour obtenir l'agencement de canaux (101) de refroidissement radiaux.
  6. Armature suivant la revendication 5, dans laquelle un empilement (12) partiel comprend huit tôles (1) feuilletées.
  7. Armature suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 6, dans laquelle un canal (101) de refroidissement radial a une largeur de 2,0 mm à 6,0 mm et une surface de section transversale d'environ 20,0 mm2.
  8. Agencement (6) de refroidissement réalisé pour refroidir des enroulements (200) d'un stator (2) d'une génératrice (4), le stator (2) comprenant une armature (100) suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 7, l'agencement (6) de refroidissement comprenant
    - une pluralité de canaux (103) de refroidissement axiaux, un canal (103) de refroidissement axial s'étendant le long d'un intervalle (G10) entre des enroulements (200) voisins de stator disposés dans une fente (102) d'enroulement axiale de l'armature (100);
    - la pluralité de canaux (101) de refroidissement radiaux de l'armature (100) suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 7 et
    - un moyen (12) de guidage de l'écoulement d'air, réalisé pour guider un écoulement (AF) d'air de refroidissement dans les canaux (10) de refroidissement axiaux et ensuite par les canaux (101) de refroidissement radiaux dans une cavité (20) intérieure du stator (2).
  9. Agencement de refroidissement suivant la revendication 8, réalisé pour acheminer le fluide (AF) de refroidissement dans un canal (103) de refroidissement axial aux deux extrémités (40F, 40R) du canal (103) de refroidissement axial.
  10. Agencement de refroidissement suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 8 à 9, comprenant un certain nombre d'ouvertures (260) dans un élément (26) de recouvrement, disposées entre l'entrefer (42) de la génératrice et les enroulements (200) dans une fente (102) d'enroulement axiale, une ouverture (260) étant réalisée pour permettre un passage d'air de l'entrefer (42) au canal (103) de refroidissement axial entre les enroulements (200).
  11. Génératrice (4), comprenant un rotor (3) extérieur et un stator (2) intérieur, le stator (2) comprenant une armature (100) suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 7, montée sur une structure (22) annulaire de support et une pluralité d'enroulements (200) par paire entre des dents (111) voisines d'armature, le stator (2) étant réalisé pour être relié à un agencement (1) de refroidissement suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 8 à 10.
  12. Génératrice suivant la revendication 11, dans laquelle le stator (2) comprend un certain nombre de conduits (25) axiaux de stator, disposés à l'intérieur (20) du stator pour acheminer le fluide (AF) de refroidissement à l'extrémité (20F) d'entraînement du stator (2).
  13. Turbine (5) d'éolienne, comprenant
    - une génératrice (4) à attaque directe, ayant un rotor (3) extérieur réalisé pour porter un agencement d'aimant et un stator (2) intérieur réalisé pour porter un agencement d'enroulement, lequel stator (2) comprend une armature (100) suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 7 et
    - un agencement (6) de refroidissement suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 8 à 10, pour refroidir les enroulements (200) du stator (2).
  14. Turbine éolienne suivant la revendication 13, comprenant un conduit (64) d'échappement pour acheminer un écoulement (AFout) d'air d'échappement, hors du stator (2), à l'extérieur de la turbine (5) éolienne et comprenant un ventilateur (62) monté dans le conduit (64) d'échappement.
  15. Procédé de refroidissement d'enroulements (200) de stator, montés sur une armature (100) d'une génératrice (4), lequel procédé comprend les stades dans lesquels
    - on se procure une armature (100) suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 8;
    - on prévoit une pluralité de canaux (103) axiaux de refroidissement, un canal (103) axial de refroidissement s'étendant dans un intervalle (G10) entre des enroulements (200) voisins de stator, montés dans une fente (102) axiale d'enroulement de l'armature (100);
    - on fait passer un fluide (AF) de refroidissement dans la pluralité de canaux (103) axiaux de refroidissement et ensuite par les canaux (101) radiaux de refroidissement de l'armature (100) dans une cavité (20) intérieure du stator (4).
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